This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

An advertising mural tempering the behavior of Charleston’s children since the late 1800s.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The last place in Florida where wild bison roam

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

After an Englishmen was killed by a samurai here in 1862, a two-day war changed the course of Japanese history.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

A faithful reconstruction of what was once the only window into Japan.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

A painting marks the site of a historic skyscraper destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.